Where does “ไม้โอ” come from?
ไม้โอ (Thai) comes from Thai โอ, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o, from Etruscan 𐌏, from Ancient Greek ο, from Phoenician 𐤏.
ไม้โอ (Thai): the name of the Thai letter
Definitions
- the name of the Thai letter
Ancestry of “ไม้โอ”, step by step
ไม้โอ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Thai โอ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thai | โอ | small bowl; lacquered bowl; pomelo: "Citrus... |
| 2 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 3 | Middle English | O | — |
| 4 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 5 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |